Medeski Martin & Wood - Friday Afternoon In The Universe TCRW3152.1

Medeski Martin & Wood - Friday Afternoon In The Universe TCRW3152.1For the last 30 years, Medeski Martin & Wood have explored the boundaries of modern jazz, incorporating hip hop, avant garde, world music, and electronic funk influences into their fearless improvisational style. It's title taken from the first line of "Old Angel Midnight" by Jack Kerouac (himself a legendary improviser), 1995's Friday Afternoon in the Universe flings a whole lot at the wall and just about everything sticks, with mid '70s Miles Davis

Purple Vinyl

" "Fire Door

3 Tom Cat

The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album at the 48th Grammy Awards

enigmatic spirit

and challenge the artist to push her creative bounds

10 The Ballad of a Crystal Man

also includes guest vocals from Steady Holiday's Dre Babinski on "Future Peg" and "If Only

This brought my vocal to the front more and I can finally hear my little 22-year-old self trying new things and fitting into the music around me just fine

bass (side 1)

we threw away the rock band

One of the world's greatest Rock N' Roll bands ever to strut the 50 States